Eddy and Marsha were hit hard by the recession. They both lost their jobs. When many people would have become depressed, they found amazing encouragement. See what they did to stay positive and conquer debt.
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Reporter: THE SMALL
TOWN OF CANNON, GEORGIA, WAS
HIT HARD BY THE RECESSION.
JOBS WERE DIFFICULT TO
FIND.
MARSHA BRADLEY AND HER
HUSBAND, EDDIE, WERE BOTH
OUT OF WORK.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A
DEPRESSING TIME, THEY WERE
ENCOURAGED BY WATCHING "THE
700 CLUB" EVERY MORE.
WE WATCHED HOW GOD WAS
BLESSING NOT ONLY IN THE
MINISTRY, BUT HE WAS
BLESSING OTHER PEOPLE, BY
PEOPLE GIVING TO THOSE WHO
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
IT WAS DURING THE
TELETHON, AND IT IS LIKE OUR
SPIRITS CONNECTED.
SHE SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT
ME TO DO?
AND I SAID CALL THEM.
GIVE.
WE NEED TO GIVE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN DO
IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN
MANAGE IT, BUT WE'VE GOT
TO.
Reporter: EDDIE AND
MARSHA DIDN'T HAVE MUCH
MONEY, BUT THEY GAVE WHAT
THEY COULD, $5.
SOON AFTER, MARSHA APPLIED
FOR A TEMPORARY JOB AT AN
EGG FARM, AND TO HER
SURPRISE, SHE WAS HIRED.
I KNOW GOD OPENED THAT
DOOR FOR ME.
EVERY DAY I WOULD GO IN, I
WOULD THANK GOD FOR THAT
JOB.
GIVING BACK TO HIM, HE GIVES
BACK.
Reporter: THEY
INCREASED THEIR PLEDGE TO
THE "700 CLUB" LEVEL, AND
SOON AFTER THAT, MARSHA WAS
GIVEN A PERMANENT POSITION,
AND SOON AFTER THAT, SHE WAS
PROMOTED TO QUALITY
CONTROL.
I KNEW GOD HAD HIS FAVOR
ON ME, AND IT ENCOURAGED ME
TO DO MY PART BECAUSE GOD
HAD ALREADY BEEN DOING HIS
PART.
Reporter: AFTER HER
PROMOTION, THEY INCREASED
THEIR GIVING AGAIN, TO THE
"THE 700 CLUB" GOLD MEMBER,
$40 A MONTH.
WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE
LOT, THAT I HAVE A NEED OF,
BUT I THANK GOD I'M ABLE TO
HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
Reporter: EDDIE AND
MARSHA SAY THEY FEEL GOOD
ABOUT BEING PART OF CBN.
WE WATCHED ALL OF THE THE
WORK AND THE OUTREACH THAT
THE "THE 700 CLUB" DOES, AND
IT TOUCHED OUR HEARTS
TREMENDOUSLY.
I LOVE IT.
IT OVERWHELMS MY HEART.
IT REALLY DOES.
IT IS JUST 65 CENTS A DAY.
WE CAN FIND THAT MUCH ON THE
GROUND OR IN OUR COUCH IF WE
DUG DEEP ENOUGH.
GIVE IT A CHANCE.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
SEE WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR HEART.